My Room at the Flamingo Hotel

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I hadn’t stayed at the Flamingo Las Vegas since June 2003, nearly a decade ago. That was when it was still the Flamingo Hilton, I think.

Things changed a bit at the hotel, and yet things remained the same. There are new restaurants, but the general layout of the casino is still the same. There’s a new casino section called Margaritaville where just a hallway to restaurants used to be.

The room has improved somewhat. The floors are now wood, whereas previously they were carpeted. Instead of an easy chair, there’s this backless couch that’s actually a loveseat-sized bench, not exactly the most comfortable place to sit and relax.

There’s a flat-screen television set installed now, so that helps. The bathroom amenities are much improved. The bed was nice and firm, and four pillows ensured my head was properly propped up when I wanted to read. Which is good, because that backless couch was no place to sit and read.

In general, the room was better than before. Previously, if you’d been in one Hilton hotel room, you’d been in them all – they were all set up so similarly. They do have an early check-in charge that I'd never encountered before; but I was too tired after my long red-eye plane ride to wait another six hours to check-in, so I just paid it ... $30.

Conclusion? Satisfactory.